The border atween the German Ocean an the Skagerrak is at an imaginarie line atween Lindesnes in Norrowey, an Hanstholm in Denmark. Tae the north, the German Ocean is open towards the Atlantic. The border atween the twa is an imaginarie line frae Northren Scotland, tae Shetland, and then on tae Ålesund in Norrowey. Accordin tae the Oslo-Paris Treaty o 1962 it is a bittie mair tae the wast and the north. The treaty puts it at 5° wast and 62° north. That is at the heicht o the Geirangerfjord in Norrowey.

On average, the German Ocean haes a depth o nae mair nor 94 metres. Aboot 80 million fowk bide near the German Ocean, at maist 150 km awa fae the coast. Thegither wi the Inglis Channel tae the sooth, the soothren German Ocean is the maist busy body ae watter in the yird.